Thanks! I hope that you voted, please get your friends and fishing buddies to support my efforts to have a striped bass to win this multiple round contest!

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Thanks for your support!

WOW! We won the first round of this contest by getting more votes than 'SWEET REDFISH'. Now we must vote again for Maryland's finest fish (Striped Bass) caught in the Chesapeake Bay one cool day in May on 'Wild Goose' with Capt. Dale Kirkendall out of Happy Harbor in Deale, Maryland to move to the next round. We are competing against 'MIGHTY BULL MAHI' which is a beautiful dolphin fish that will lose its color after it was caught, gaffed and photographed. That is why there is a lot of blood. I hope they had a fresh water wash down on board! Please vote for 'Big Rockfish' at: https://www.sportfishingmag.com/noaa-bracket-three between Wednesday, January 19 thru Monday, January 24. We will need a lot of votes to beat this young lady's bull dolphin. Please try to get your friends and fishing buddies to vote for 'BIG ROCKFISH' for bragging rights of Striped Bass Fishermen.

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No. Just one vote allowed in each round, but you may have your friends support my efforts to continue in each round until I loose or win in the final round. Thanks for your support!

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NOAA's Photo Contest Round 1 will end on Monday, January 17 and I'll need all the support I can get to move on to Round 2 at https://www.sportfishingmag.com/noaa-bracket-three. Please vote for our North East Fish to move on in this contest and win bragging rights. Thanks for your support!

Thanks for your support! I'll need all the votes that I can get to beat those lovely ladies in the other photos so please get your fishing buddies to vote for this old angler who would like to get the opportunity to try to catch another fish of a lifetime in sunny Florida. Round 1 voting will end Monday, January 17. If I can win Round 1 then I'll move to Round 2. Voting will start on Wednesday, January 19 thru 24 at https://www.sportfishingmag.com/noaa-bracket-two.

Come on down and charter a boat with a local guide. They will furnish every thing that you will need, permit, bait and tackle and fish. Only one rockfish can be kept and season opens in May 2022. Check with Maryland DNR for regulations. The best time to catch a big one is in May, Spring Trophy Season. Thanks for your support!

Thanks for your support!

Thanks for your support!

Thanks for your support!

Thanks for your support! This lucky old Maryland angler would love to win this contest and catch some of those beautiful fish that live in the Florida Keys and get them off of his bucket list, but I'll need a lot of help to beat those ladies. Keep voting for me if I can move to the next bracket.

If I do win Round 1, then you may vote between January 19 - 24 for Round 2. See contest timeline. I will need your support until I loose. I must win each Round to continue. Thanks for your support!